Wednesday, 25 June 2014

Let’s talk
about sweating and electrolytes…

What are electrolytes
and do we need to sweat in order to lose weight? What does sweat do to us?
Electrolytes, do they help us to lose weight or to gain weight? Where do we get
them from? And more important: how can we make them taste better?

Electrolytes
are the minerals for the electricity of the heart. That’s what starts our hearts
so I’ll say they are pretty important.

They also
affect our amount of water in the body and muscles functions.

We lose them when we sweat and we CAN
NOT get them from water.

Common electrolytes include:

Calcium

Chloride

Magnesium

Phosphorous

Potassium

Sodium

Electrolytes do not affect our weight loss directly but they do affect
our total health and that does affect our weight loss.

You know what people who suffer from anorexia die from? Their bodies are
dried out from all electrolytes and their hearts stop working…just something to
think about.

You can get them from store-bought energy drinks but I don’t like to put
crap in my body. Those drinks are high calories and have too much sodium (don’t
get me wrong: if you do extreme sport you should have it - but you don’t…) or
you can get the 0 calories one and they’re going to make you bloated.

My suggestion? Eat it!

So now let’s talk about some recipes!

Chocolate Fudge pop:

Ingredients

1 (13 oz) can original coconut milk, shaken

5 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

2 tbsp raw honey

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

1/4 tsp salt

Directions

Blend all the ingredients until smooth and pour the mixture into ice pop
moulds. Insert the base and freeze for at least 2 hours, or until set.

Yummy Curry:

Ingredients

1 cup brown lentils, sorted and washed

4 cups water

1 cup brown rice, rinsed

4 thin slices fresh ginger

3 stalks celery, finely chopped

3 garlic cloves, finely chopped

1 red bell pepper, chopped

1-2 tbsp curry power, mild or hot

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Place all ingredients pot on stove. Bring to a full boil, then turn to
low and simmer for 1 hour or until liquid is absorbed.

Turmeric Cauliflower Quinoa:

Ingredients

1 teaspoon coriander seeds

1/2 teaspoon white peppercorns

1/4 cup olive oil

1 tablespoon minced garlic

2 teaspoons turmeric (ground)

one head of cauliflower, cored and broken into small florets

sea salt

1 medium shallot, sliced and separated into rings

4 kumquats, seeded and chopped

1/4 cup chopped cilantro

2 cups cooked quinoa

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

In a small skillet toast coriander seeds, and peppercorns over mid to
high heat until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

Put in a spice grinder when cool and grind to a powder, and put in a
small bowl, stir in olive oil, garlic, turmeric.

On a large baking sheet, drizzle the cauliflower with olive oil and toss
to coat, season with salt and roast for 25 minutes until tender.

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I was born fat and I grow up hoping one day its all going to disperse and one day I'll wake up skinny.
Well guess what fat doesn't just disperse you need to work for it but you shouldn't be miserable. losing weight doesn't have to be giving up on everything you like or hating yourself losing weight is about getting healthier and stronger (and you can still eat cake)